\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTwo children were injured Thursday night when a car struck their electric scooter at The Shops at Surfside Plaza in Cape Coral, police said. Witness video shared with Gulf Coast News showed Cape Coral police officers, firefighters, and Lee County EMS responding to the scene Thursday night. \u201cWe started seeing the cops start rolling in and then the ambulance and then the fire trucks,\u201d said Tracy Stuber, owner of Paradise Deli & Grill. \u201cWhen I tell you, I wish I took a picture.\u201d Stuber said business owners in the area have grown increasingly concerned about children riding bikes and scooters through the plaza parking lot. \u201cWe have a problem with kids riding their bikes or scooters, the electric bikes, all that, going through weaving in and out of traffic,\u201d Stuber said. Police said a vehicle struck the two juveniles while they were riding together on the scooter. On Friday, children were still seen riding bikes through the shopping center parking lot, with some performing wheelies and others riding multiple people on a single bike. \u201cYou don\u2019t want to see kids get hurt,\u201d Stuber said. \u201cThey do need somewhere to ride their bikes and be kids and do stuff but a parking lot at a plaza is not it.\u201d Kelly Sigler, owner of Kelly\u2019s Dance, said the crash highlights the need for safer spaces where children can ride and gather. \u201cI just feel like if there\u2019s an open area, if there\u2019s sidewalks and that kind of thing, just for the kids to let them be kids,\u201d Sigler said. \u201cLike I said, they could be out stealing or vandalizing.\u201dCape Coral Police Department sent Gulf Coast News a statement that says: “The preliminary investigation shows that two juveniles were riding on one e-scooter meant for one individual; no injuries were ultimately determined to be life-threatening. That is the only information we can confirm at this time.”Police have not released additional details about the crash, including whether any citations or charges are pending.DOWNLOAD\u202fthe free\u202fGulf Coast News app\u202ffor your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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Two children were injured Thursday night when a car struck their electric scooter at The Shops at Surfside Plaza in Cape Coral, police said. <\/p>\n
Witness video shared with Gulf Coast News showed Cape Coral police officers, firefighters, and Lee County EMS responding to the scene Thursday night. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe started seeing the cops start rolling in and then the ambulance and then the fire trucks,\u201d said Tracy Stuber, owner of Paradise Deli & Grill. \u201cWhen I tell you, I wish I took a picture.\u201d <\/p>\n
Stuber said business owners in the area have grown increasingly concerned about children riding bikes and scooters through the plaza parking lot. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a problem with kids riding their bikes or scooters, the electric bikes, all that, going through weaving in and out of traffic,\u201d Stuber said. <\/p>\n
Police said a vehicle struck the two juveniles while they were riding together on the scooter. <\/p>\n
On Friday, children were still seen riding bikes through the shopping center parking lot, with some performing wheelies and others riding multiple people on a single bike. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t want to see kids get hurt,\u201d Stuber said. \u201cThey do need somewhere to ride their bikes and be kids and do stuff but a parking lot at a plaza is not it.\u201d <\/p>\n
Kelly Sigler, owner of Kelly\u2019s Dance, said the crash highlights the need for safer spaces where children can ride and gather. <\/p>\n
\u201cI just feel like if there\u2019s an open area, if there\u2019s sidewalks and that kind of thing, just for the kids to let them be kids,\u201d Sigler said. \u201cLike I said, they could be out stealing or vandalizing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cape Coral Police Department sent Gulf Coast News a statement that says: “The preliminary investigation shows that two juveniles were riding on one e-scooter meant for one individual; no injuries were ultimately determined to be life-threatening. That is the only information we can confirm at this time.”<\/p>\n
Police have not released additional details about the crash, including whether any citations or charges are pending.<\/p>\n
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